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The list is markedly different, headed by University of California ($1,092,906), Microsoft ($761,343) and Google ($737,055).

What is most interesting is that some of the top contributors to the Mitt Campaign also had significant contributions to the Obama Campaign: Goldman Sachs ($184,925), Bank of America ($237,235), Morgan Stanley ($212,572), JP Morgan Chase ($268,260), Credit Suisse Group ($70,156), Citigroup ($191,904) and UBS ($113,402). This translates approximately to a net exposure of 80% to Romney Campaign with a 20% hedge on Obama Campaign.

(* We feel obliged to insert opensecrets.org disclaimer: This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2012 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries andaffiliates.)

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